Vehicle-hub.



No. 677,575. l Patented luly 2, IQDI.,

Z. T. KALE.

VEHICLE HUB.

. (Application led Marl 30. 1901.!

(lo Model.)

y held in position.

ZACHARY T. KALE, OF NEVVOASTLE, VIRGINIA.

VEHICLE-HUB.

SSEGIEE'JATION forming part of Letters Application filed March'SO. 1901.

To all whom, t may concern:

15e it known that LZACHARY TAYLOR KALE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newcastle,.in the county of Craig and State of Virginia,have invented a new and useful Vehicle-Hub, of which the following is aspecifica-tion.

The invention relates to improvements in vehiclehubs.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofvehicle-hubs and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient onewhich will be light, strong, and durable and in which the inner ends ofthe spokes will be securely interlocked with it and firmly A furtherobject of the invention is to provide ahub of this character designed tobe employed on all kinds of vehicles, implements, and the like andcapable of enabling a spoke to be readily removed and replaced withoutremoving the tire or rim of the wheel.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of avehicle-hub constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of one of the sections and the inner portion of aspoke. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the other section.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all theiigures of the drawings.

1 and 2 designate separable hub-sections receiving and interlocked withthe inner ends of the spokes 3 and adapted to be separated, ashereinafter explained, to permit one or more of the spokes to be removedand replaced by new ones should they become broken or otherwise injured.The sections may be constructed of any suitable metal, and the section 2is provided with interior screw-threads 4 and is adapted to receive athreaded cylindrical extension or sleeve 5 of the other section 1. Theother section is provided with an annular series of spoke-receivingrecesses 6, formed by an annular flange 7 and radial webs or flanges S,arranged at regular intervals and tapering inwardly,

Patent No, 677,575, dated July 2, 1901.

Serial No'. 63,697. (No model.)

as clearly illustrated inV Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings.- Theannular flange '7, which forms the outer wall of the spoke-receivingrecesses, has an inclined inner face 9, forming dovetailed sockets orrecesses and receiving tapered or dovetailed portions 10 of thespokes,whereby when the sections are arranged as illustrated in Fig. 1 of thedrawings the spokes will be irmly and securely held in the hub. Theinner sides or ends of the recesses are open, and the spokes, whichconform to the configuration of the recesses or sockets,are introducedinto the same by moving them longitudinally of the hub when the section2 is removed. The open sides or ends of the spoke-receiving recesses orsockets are covered or closed when the parts are assembled by an annulariiange 11 and the inner end of the section 2, the inner end of thelatter and the flange 11 being arranged in the same plane. The spokesare further locked in the sockets or recesses by an annular rib 12,arranged at the inner end of the section 2 and fitting in notches 13 ofthe radial webs and in grooves lll of the spokes. The grooves 14register with the notches 13 to form an annular channel for thereception of the annular rib 12, and when the latterengages the groovesand the notches the spokes are absolutely locked in the sockets orrecesses.

In order' to afford a further support for the spokesfthe section 1 ofthe hub is provided at the inner open ends or sides of thespokereceiving recesses or socket-s with a narrow annular wall 15, whichholds the spokes against accidental displacement when the section 2 isremoved from the threaded sleeve or ex-'w tension of the section 1. Theinner ends of the spokes are provided with recesses to receive thenarrow wall 15, which is arranged at the bottoms of the sockets. Thesection 2 of the hub is provided with a polygonal face 16, adapted toreceive a wrench or other suit# able tool for screwing it on and o thethreaded cylindrical extension of the section 1, and the section 2 isheld against accidental rotation by means of a screw 17, mounted in athreaded perforation of the annular flange 11 and adapted to engage aspoke or a web of the other section.

The cylindrical extension or sleeve is formed integral with the sectionl and is provided with a longitudinal bore forming a continuation of thebore of the body portion of the section, and this longitudinal openingis adapted to receive or be provided with an axle-box or a bearing-faceof any desired construction.

The hub is designed for use on all kinds of vehicles, implements, andthe like and may be advantageously employed on light road-vehicles or onheavy wheels for harvesting machinery, cannons, and the like. It issimple and comparatively inexpensive in .construction, and the sectionsare readily assembled and separated and will enable access to be readilyhad to the spokes when it is necessary to remove the same for anypurpose. Furthermore, it will be clear that the inclined end Walls 9form dovetailed sockets and enable the adjacent portions of the spokes'to be securely interlocked with the hub without recessing or groovingthem.

XVhat I claim isa A hub of the class described comprising the innersection l having a threaded extension and provided with an annularseries of spokesockets open at one end and provided at the other endwith dovetailed walls, said sockets being providedat their openendswithnotches and having the short annular Wall 15, located at thebottom 0E the sockets, the dovetailed spokes provided with grooves toregister with the notches and having recesses at their lower ends toreceive the bottom wall l5, said spokes abutting against the inner faceof the bottom Wall 15,whereby they are held against outward movementthrough the open ends of the sockets, and the sect-ion 2 engaging thethreaded extension of the section l and closing the ends of the socketsand provided with an annular rib engaging the grooves and notches,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflxedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ZACHARY T. KALE.

XVitnesses:

D. E. SQUIRES,

J. Ross CoLHoUN.

